Smyrna times., 1887-05-04

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every seat in the Town Hall was filled
The affair is considered a success in
every way. The audience was so well
entertained that many desire the pro-
gramme to be repeated.
a commission from the Levy Court
consisting of three members was en-.
gagged on Saturday in establishing the
lines Of portion of the road running
from here to Shorts Corner.
stephen Walker has torn off the old
weather boarding from the front of his
dwelling and has replaced it with new.
ALLER.
For the Smyrna Times
Holding on tor Letting the Bas-
ket go.
The personal note" published in
your issue of the 20th, referred to nre-
Vlous conversation in regard to some
questions presented at your meetings.
ana lnasmuch as personal therefore not
as explicit in detail as if intended for
publication, but as G. H. r. in cour-
teous criticism calls attention to some
OF the statements therein made. the
writer will further explain. Thai
whlle 1t is true he is shipper to Phila-
delphia and by water, yet like many in
your section and in others where oon-
Venlent to both water and railroad
transportation the shipments have
been divided, and that since and in.
Guiding 1867 he has been in a greater
or less degree interested in the New
YORK market, and thestatements there
fore, made in mote" were based on
knowledge acquired by actual exper-
ienGe
Z. RI. II. Is also correct in supposino
that the writer advocated the 7 ner
cent commission to include the basket
guarantee for the Philadelphia market
IN 1871. Further, he was also one of
the few who adhered to the agreement
as then made, for some shippers never
ehCered INTO the arrangements at all:
others abandoned it during the early
nail OF the irst season and so "openu
was the question" as to whether the
ola per cent. net or the 7 per cent in
cluQlpg guarantee was the better mar
ketlng arrangement, that it was never
iully and finally settled until after a
Joint meeting held in PHILADELPHIA ear
~ IN the season of 1882.
In reply to the inquiry submitted it.
must be understood that the ouestion
referred to in mote" was in regard 70
the proposed abatement in charges as
distinct from the so called gift bas
ket," and am no more now than in
1871 faVOring an arrangement bv which
growers should loose or otherwise have
their basket disposed of without lust
ana adequate compensation. But. the
question as understand il aud as pre-
sented tyOur meetings and reported in
the TIMES is, one of compensation in the
shape Of abatement IN charges in lien ofthe
present guarantee and return of baskets
And if so, then the practical consider0-
ton IS as to the su6iciency of the coplpea-
Sdt0ry abatement offered in DLace of sich
nOa-gudrGatee and return of the com.
pensatlon or abatement proposed in
place of such guarantee and return
When the present basis of settlement
was adopted and cents became the
uniform allowance for lost baskets. the
minimum price of new baskets was
then cents, the dealers claiming. and
justly, that they should not be held re-
sponslble for the wear and other causes
OF depreciation in value of baskets
while 10 use and it has therefore. been
the expectation that the dealers should /
bear all the responsibility of loss the |
growers portion on the above arrange |
ment being the difference between the
guaranteed cents and the original
cost of basket which, as above stated
was then from cents upwards.
As in abatement of the charges on
the basis above given, it is reported on
the authority before stated that re-
sponslble manufacturers offer to fur
nish marketable basket for 4 cents.
thus meeting the proposed reduction of
expenses cents in the cost of basket.
The abatement in charges as commits
sion even in years of low prices would
probably average II cents per basket.
which, added to the offered reduction
OF l cent less for carting equals p cents
reduction in city charges, agregating n
proposed abateUent in expenses of a.
cents per basket as compared with
basis of 6 cents cost and cents guar
antee.
AS the above estimates of reduced
charges are taken entire from the re-
ports of your meetings, no mention is
therein made of the semi-OfIiciallv re.
ported railroad charge of | cent each
for the return of empties; but if this be
accepted and credited to the above ne
an abatement of expenses in the event
OF the non return of baskets, it will
bring the amount Of compensatory re.
auction IN charges up to 81 cents per
basket as compared with present basis.
or to ~ cents as reduced shipping ex-
penses as in payment for the suggested
cent basket.
whether the abatements in charges
and expenses as here given would be
accepted as a sufficient compensation
IN lieu OF the return of baskets or the
payment of the cents guarantee is
question for each grower to consider. :
and for subsequent action to determine
AS final settlement, however. of
no VeXed basket question l will here
suggest, that, in consideration of the
lon return of the empty baskets bv
he railroad companies they be solicited G.
% make such abatements in transDOr- :
alton charges as will, in addition To
Hch other reductions as may be OBJ
aimed, adequately compensate the
,rowers for their loss Of baskets bv the 4
ldoption of the proposed marketing ar
angement.
An old and prominent grower 25
ears ago advocated cheap baskets and
Q Potprn as tho final and satisfactory
olutiaa of the basket question. 4
In reply to O. II, RS. further INQUIRY
3 the above is the same old question
from way back" of compensation or
eturn, still fall to see anything new
. the present issue; and, assuming the
to have been correctly
eported and stated, confess my m.
bility to find anything Objectionable
! the Blap, and, therefore, adhere to
" previously e1psesa preference of st
ccepting the he'compehsatdFy hbatemsns Ia
charges and letting the basket Gb.lf M
ats. is ..@ III. H. n
NeV Cgstie Gqu8tR April 3Oth, 1887. G,
President CieVeiands mail is over 6
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